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I don't post much on here but figured people would like to see my new table. I'd been wanting a better work surface for TIG welding and general inspection and found this beauty at an auction. 48" x 120" x 4.25" so I'm estimating the weight at about 3,500 lbs. It's webbed cast iron and...

Sounds good. Send me a DM if you'd like me to make it for you- I probably won't see a reply on this thread.

The head of the bolt looks odd- is it dished out? It may be lighting, but it also looks like a gold chromate finish that's worn away everywhere else, or??? My lathe won't cut metric threads, but a die can cut the threads easily enough. Have to see what sizes of 4140 I have in the garage.

Here’s what I used- Flexbar quick setting putty.

Thanks for the reply! The original pin was threaded for ease of removal, which I'll duplicate here. I'm not a mold maker by any stretch, so I don't think I'll try stoning the hole to find high spots, but that would be really good. I've got a rotab and mill, but my thinking was to use the taper...

Certainly seems possible that a bad pin has made it uneven.

Interesting idea with the wood dowel. Can definitely see that it could have been messed up in the past- this is certainly not out of the question.

Hmm, it's a very shallow taper- 1.428 degrees by my gage ball measurements. Had a friend double check my math and he got the same result I did. The measurements above are by definition kinda rough- measuring a tangent on a cone is impossible to do accurately with calipers. By putting a small...

That's basically what I did with the rubber- it's made for inspection and CMM work to conform to parts. The problem comes with measuring it- on a sine plate sitting on my granite plate, then setting the sine plate to be level to the granite. The rubber is so soft that the indicator can depress...

What to three digits?

Approximately 2.216"

I've got a 1960's vintage Wilton No. 60 6" swivel jaw vise and the lock pin was damaged when I got it. I foolishly didn't keep the original and made a new one that was close, but not on the exact taper. I'm trying to remedy that but after 5 sample pins in aluminum, I'm not dialing it in close...

Thanks! I try to do things right.

Here is a link to my YouTube channel if anyone is interested and wants a chance to win the 4”.

Well one could go your way! The 4” I’m giving away on my YouTube channel once I have 1,000 subscribers. The baby is going in the raffle at the Bar Z Industrial Summer Bash on June 22nd.

Paint is original. I’ve done rust removal and cleaning but the paint is as-is. I bought it March 3rd and did the handwheel last weekend, so a month and a half or so overall.

Just depends on what you’re using it for. If you turn larger items and use high speed steel tools you’ll be fine forever. To turn small diameter stock with carbide you need more speed. I was able to sell the LeBlond for quite a bit more than I paid for this Monarch so it was a no brainer to...

My favorite pic of the machine so far.

Hah thanks I did well. Runs like a top.